Prominent L.A. prosecutor joins boutique law firm

February 11, 2013|Reuters

By Casey Sullivan

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Jeremy Matz, the former assistant U.S.attorney who led the prosecution of one of the largest realestate fraud cases in California, has joined the law firm BirdMarella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks & Lincenberg, the firm'sleaders said on Monday.

Matz, who joined the Los Angeles-based litigation boutiqueas a partner on Monday, will specialize in white-collar criminaldefense and civil litigation, according to partner Terry Bird.

While at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Matz worked both in thesecurities fraud division, where he prosecuted a variety ofmoney laundering, bank and healthcare fraud cases, and in thecriminal division, where he prosecuted cybercrime and drugtrafficking cases.

Matz made headlines in 2008 when he helped secure theconvictions of as many as 11 real estate agents and appraisersin Southern California for swindling Lehman Brothers Bank andRBC Mortgage Company out of more than $40 million as part of amassive mortgage fraud scheme.

Matz was with the U.S. attorney's office for 13 years. Hedid not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Matz's father, Howard Matz, was a lawyer with Bird Marellauntil 1997, when he was named a judge on the Central District ofCalifornia bench. Howard Matz is now a senior judge in theUnited States District Court for the Central District ofCalifornia.